Word97 (Russian): How to update dictionary?

Greetings!

I use Word97 (Windows95) to correct my books. However,a lot of words, metaphors, combined words etc are missing even from the large Word97 spellchecking dictionary.

I have an option to add a word to a custom dictionary - but all I add is just a combination of letters: I can't specify what is this a word (noun, verb, etc), what paradigms are its derivatives produced by etc.

Is there a way to update the *main* Word97 dictionary - so I could add a word/proverbs etc in an optimal way? If yes, where could I find a utility to update the dictionary?

As I know, you cannot change the main dictionary in any way without cracking it. What you can do is to create a custom dictionary. This is just usual text file, so you can add your words in any text editor. Remember, you have to add all forms of any word, plurals, in capital letters and so on. Probably you may insert also phrases.

Yuri.

PS. It would be nice if I'd wrong...

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MasterBoAuthor Commented: 1999-11-29

Yuri,

The custom dictionary won't do, since it dosn't regard the new words in the same way as the main one does.

I need either the confirmed proof that the main dictionary can NOT be updated in any way (which means I become even more displeased with Office97) or the way to add directly toit. By any means.

I think yuk99 is correct, you can not edit a main dictionary, did not find a thing in the MSKB (*). Can not think hacking it would be worth the effort, I doubt you could _add_ something, only distort entries using an hex editor...

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Perhaps WordStar is an alternative. Will look it up and also see if there are alternative dictionairies for Word. Which areas, besides an user being able to update them, should they cover especially well ?

Have a close look, have the impression this is the russian Word 97 spell checker sold separately. If not, still can not say whether it is so much better to justify the 75 USD + shipping.http://www.cyrillic.com/proofing/